My Silly, Sweet Wife

”You, the technique you just used, is, is it the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique?”

Long Yuntai glanced at the broken Soul Refining Flag, not angry, but rather pleasantly surprised.

His voice trembled, as if he had seen a true god.

Ye Guichen didn’t expect Long Yuntai to recognize the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique, raising an eyebrow: ”How do you know?”

”Really?” Long Yuntai seemed extremely excited, suddenly kneeling in front of Ye Guichen with a thud: ”Sect Master, you, you are the Sect Master!”

Wow!

Long Yuntai’s sudden kneeling shocked everyone.

Wu Dan was even more astonished: ”Master Long, what are you doing?”

”Slap!” Long Yuntai slapped Wu Dan directly: ”What nonsense! Kneel to the Sect Master quickly!”

Wu Dan was bewildered by the slap, but intimidated by Long Yuntai’s pressure, he grudgingly knelt down.

Long Yuntai was a master of the Esoteric Sect, and their Wu Family depended on him to contend with the Su Family; at this moment, Wu Dan dared not offend Long Yuntai.

”Sect Master, Sect Master.” Long Yuntai excitedly grasped Ye Guichen’s hand, tears streaming down his face.

Ye Guichen flung Long Yuntai’s hand away: ”What are you saying about being a Sect Master? I don’t even know who you are, where does this Sect Master talk come from?”

”The Esoteric Sect has the divine command of the first Sect Master, anyone who can cultivate the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique is the chosen Sect Master.” Long Yuntai stated solemnly: ”And since you have mastered the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique, who else could you be if not the Sect Master?”

Ye Guichen, seeing Long Yuntai speak sincerely and seemingly not faking, felt puzzled inside.

But it wasn’t suitable to ask more in front of so many people.

”Get up first.”

Ye Guichen didn’t say much more.

Hua Fengnu was dead.

The Medicine King Valley was already scattered like leaves in the wind.

Even the Deputy Valley Master and the elders knew Ye Guichen’s prowess and dared not harbor any rebellious thoughts.

In fact, they even actively proposed to rename the Medicine King Valley to Shennong Sect from now on.

In this world, the Medicine King Valley ceased to exist.

Ye Guichen had no interest in these matters. After dismissing all outsiders, he let Su Tong handle the affairs of the Medicine King Valley, take inventory, and assimilate its people.

He called Long Yuntai alone into the room Hua Fengnu once occupied.

As for Wu Dan, he was already dumbfounded.

Although he didn’t understand why Long Yuntai called Ye Guichen Sect Master, Wu Dan deeply regretted his actions.

However, Ye Guichen had no interest in dealing with someone like Wu Dan, who was merely a petty villain, but was eager to learn about his origins.

Since Long Yuntai recognized the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique, he might also know its origins and might have some understanding of Ye Guichen’s own background.

”Hasn’t the Esoteric Sect disappeared? Why has it suddenly reappeared?” Ye Guichen asked with a stern face.

Long Yuntai was full of respect and dared not refuse to answer, quickly replying: ”Sect Master, the Esoteric Sect has never disappeared, it just went into hiding. However, the first Sect Master of the Esoteric Sect had strictly ordered that the one who masters the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique would be the chosen Sect Master. But after the last Sect Master died, the technique vanished and no one has mastered it since.”

”Decades ago, I heard that the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique reappeared, so I secretly left the Esoteric Sect to investigate, but found no trace. Yet today, meeting the Sect Master is truly a blessing for our Esoteric Sect.”

”What kind of cultivation technique is this Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique?” Ye Guichen ignored Long Yuntai’s enthusiasm and continued to ask.

”You don’t know?” Long Yuntai was puzzled: ”Didn’t you cultivate it yourself? How could you not know?”

Ye Guichen made no response: ”Just answer.”

Long Yuntai, seeing Ye Guichen’s silent authority, realized his mistake and hurriedly replied in fear: ”I don’t know much, only that this Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique was passed down by the first Sect Master, and it’s said that if mastered to the end, one could comprehend the Heavenly Dao and achieve immortality.”

”I also recall that the last Sect Master seemed to have taken a disciple and passed the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique to them. However, they only reached the fifth level, and after leaving the Esoteric Sect, they established an organization called the Hidden Sect.”

”Originally, we wanted to find that person, but for some reason, the Hidden Sect fell into chaos, and the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique disappeared again.”

”The Hidden Sect?” Ye Guichen was stunned for a moment.

If what Long Yuntai said is true, could the establishment of the Hidden Sect be due to the Esoteric Sect?

”Why are you here?” Ye Guichen, brimming with doubts but having a general understanding, asked again without further probing.

”I came to craft the Soul Refining Flag.” Long Yuntai lowered his head, evidently pained by Ye Guichen’s destruction of the Soul Refining Flag: ”Sect Master, you might not know this, but there are numerous Yin Souls on Luoyin Mountain. Although it’s not a real entrance to the underworld, back in the day, it was a prime burial ground. Probably tens of thousands of people died here, turning it into a Ten Thousand People Pit. To craft the Soul Refining Flag, countless Yin Souls were necessary for the ritual. Yet, I did not expect that, just as I had finished crafting the Soul Refining Flag, it was destroyed before it could show its true power.”

Long Yuntai spoke with bitterness.

After some detailed inquiries, Long Yuntai was forthcoming and forthright with his answers.

As for why Long Yuntai became a Guest Elder of the Wu Family, it was merely to hide his identity and make use of the Wu Family’s resources.

According to Long Yuntai, even the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was part of the Esoteric Sect.

However, Hua Fengnu had also betrayed and left the Esoteric Sect back then.

Now that Hua Fengnu was dead, everything had dissipated like smoke.

Ye Guichen understood that no one could stop the rise of Medicine King Valley now.

”Sect Master, come back to the Esoteric Sect with me. If they knew we have a new Sect Master, they would be overjoyed.” Long Yuntai looked eagerly at Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen waved his hand: ”I’m not interested in being any Sect Master of the Esoteric Sect, nor am I your Sect Master. I just want to say, since the Esoteric Sect is a grand sect of arts, its influence in society is likely significant. As long as you don’t do evil, I won’t interfere with you.”

Long Yuntai appeared embarrassed: ”Sect Master, it’s okay if you don’t acknowledge being the Sect Master. Our Esoteric Sect has been passed down for thousands of years. If truth be told, the arts in today’s world probably all originated from the Esoteric Sect. Moreover, many feng shui masters and art experts might have initially trained in the Esoteric Sect. They may use Esoteric Sect arts, but they no longer belong to the sect. There are too many such people, and we cannot control them.”

Ye Guichen, unwilling to engage in further pointless conversation with Long Yuntai: ”Just manage the Esoteric Sect well.”

As if remembering something, Ye Guichen asked: ”By the way, how many people are in the Esoteric Sect today?”

Long Yuntai forced a smile: ”Eleven people.”

”Uh...” Ye Guichen was not expecting that.

In his mind, since the Esoteric Sect was a grand sect of arts, its numbers must be thriving.

But now it seemed the Esoteric Sect hadn’t recruited newcomers for many years.

With the constant deaths of old members, the sect’s numbers could only have decreased with no increase in sight.

”Do you have any knowledge about the Eternal Life Hall?” Ye Guichen, planning to deal with the Eternal Life Hall, asked.

Long Yuntai shook his head: ”The truth is, our Esoteric Sect has been out of the world for many years and knows little of recent events. If it weren’t for crafting the Soul Refining Flag, I wouldn’t have encountered the Sect Master.”

Ye Guichen asked a few more questions.

Seeing that Long Yuntai couldn’t provide much information, he asked no further questions and instead had Deputy Valley Master Wan Ying open the Medicine King Valley’s herb storage warehouse.

Although Su Tong had his ribs broken, they had been mended.

He had long been waiting in the warehouse.

Seeing the dazzling array of herbs in a warehouse spanning tens of thousands of square meters, Su Tong’s eyes widened.

”Even at the height of Shennong Sect, there might not have been this many herbs!” Su Tong trembled with excitement.